- WPTZ 5 - VT,NY breaking news and weather
- iTunes
- Free
- iPhone, iPod touch
- Hearst Television
Description
Carry the WPTZ app wherever you go and connect to local news. This app provides you with real-time access to breaking news and weather straight from the WPTZ news team. Whether you're in downtown Burlington, up in Plattsburgh or anywhere in Vermont or NY, you'll be connected to what's happening throughout the day at the office or whenever you're away from Channel 5 on TV. This is the official app for WPTZ Channel 5 TV.
Features:
- Watch live breaking news when it happens and get live updates from our reporters right from the
scene.
- Get current weather conditions, hourly and the 5-day forecasts from WPTZ meteorologists.
- Our
interactive radar lets you zoom in to the street level and see storms as they approach your home. Move around and see
snow, storm warnings and lightning.
- Politics from city hall to the state capitol reported by the WPTZ newsroom.
- Email your own photos and videos with u local and your content could be used on WPTZ.com and on Channel 5
newscasts on TV!
- Submit breaking news tips to our newsroom right from the app.
What's New
Version 4.2 (May 13, 2013)
Stability and performance improvements including bug fix for intermittent issues with content updating on resume from sleep.
Version 4.1 (Mar 7, 2013)
Update:
Now optimized for iPhone 5.
New features:
- You’ll know when we’re on the air with big news. Watch live breaking news when it happens.
- Now submit breaking news tips to our newsroom right from the app.
- Overall improved stability and bug
fixes.
Version 3.0 (Sep 24, 2012)
Now your favorite slideshows are right inside the app on the “Pics & Videos” tab.
Faster interactive
radar with more storm tracking options.
Better error handling of GPS issues in weather and overall improved memory
management.
Keep the feedback coming via the “contact us” button on the Settings page.
Version 2.3 (Jul 13, 2012)
Performance and stability improvements based on your feedback.
Version 2.0 (Jun 11, 2012)
Now with Breaking News Push Notifications, stay up to date with the latest alerts! And when you don't want notifications you can set "quiet time" under Settings in our app to snooze alerts based on your schedule. Update also features stability and performance improvements.
Version 1.1 (Apr 4, 2012)
Social sharing tools, share your favorite articles with your friends via Facebook, Twitter and e-mail! Also numerous performance and stability improvements.






